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rOTOFAX BREVARD PLANT PHOTO PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT Vol. 17, No. 1 March, 1984 FOCUS: Our Competitive Advantage In the business seminar now in pro gress we discuss our technology versus that of our competition. As best we can judge from published literature and patent information, our technology —our equipment and our process— is about the same as that of our com petitors. We are better in some areas, they are better in others; on balance everyone produces competitive pro ducts for about the same cost. We recognize that competition is only going to get tougher, and while our technology is getting better, that is not enough. We are going to have to change ourselves and accept change all around us if we are going to be highly successful. Jerry Schmid, ERD Superintendent 1 like the line from the old “Pogo” comic strip: “We is met the enemy and he is us.” 1 agree with it. The only thing between us and success is—us! So if what is needed to be more suc cessful is to change, to be more pro ductive, more efficient, more clever with the technology we have, we can do that. If my part is that 1 need to change. I’ll be glad to do it. This is our competitive edge—us, and our ability to change and do things better. One, two and three years from now, we will be going stronger than ever because we didn’t get discouraged. We changed. And we became more successful than ever. Have An Ice Day Sometimes, Getting There Is No Fun At All Friday the 13th lived up to its repu tation in January. The Thursday night weather forecast had been typical for a winter’s day: cold, but not threat ening. But morning’s light disclosed a world coated with some of the slickest ice in memory. It was a bad day: a man and wife were coming to work, following all the rules. They left home early to allow extra driving time. Their speed was reasonable, seat belts and shoulder harnesses fastened. When the oncom ing vehicle went out of control, the man drove defensively; their car was More And Better A OvtCadc: of Gri/Wth P\aa OrCuit GliiGn 1984 marks the tenth anniversary for the plant Credit Union, with each year better than the one before. This year’s annual meeting may have been a record setter in its own right: although the January 17 gathering drew more members than ever, it may have been the shortest meeting yet. Who can argue with success? Every aspect of performance was good in 1983: Shares (deposits) were up 47%, as were Net Dollars Loaned. Loans were up 63%. Income From Loans grew 51% over 1982, and Div idends paid to members showed a handsome 74% gain. Total assets grew 38%, with that number climbing over $2,025,000 by the end of De cember. The membership responded by re electing the incumbent Board of Di rectors: Ron Haskett, President; Kirk Hooper, Vice President; Margaret Garren, Treasurer, and Ruth Wilson, Secretary. Board members Don Sur- rette, Carl Phillips, Joyce Fulcher and Walt Hart will continue their service, to be joined by new member Vicky Pittillo, elected on recommendation of the Nominating Committee. Major Door Prizes went to Lois Bal- lentine, who won the home computer; We Could Be€^rong \ In the Safety Corner sectio^ plant’s safety record (through ror to our attention. As his last official duty as s wants to set the record straig’ Thanks to all the readers whi rect information: "of i^tofaC E?ecemWr ’83, we published the k/eral readers have brought an er- boH lllec afety program, the “Safety Bee” our attention! Here is the cor- • to ^cases Lost workday Restricted wotk casi Medical, First aid Off-the-job cases Margaret Garren, a portable stereo; and Ted Hamilton, the telephone/- clock/radio combination. Other names were drawn for ten dollar cash prizes: Helen McMahan, Janet Murr, Pete Heatherly, Lee Port er, Jack Hall, Margie Cheek, James Huggins, Harold Rahn, Randy Potts and new CU employee, Jan Ducote. The Staff and Board of Directors thanked the membership for a suc cessful year in 1983, and stated con fidence that 1984 can be even better. Members of the credit Union have enjoyed an expanding number of con venient financial services: an addi tional business hour was added Febru ary 1, and office hours are being ex tended to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday in February and March, as an experiment in providing better service for shift people. Beginning in the sec ond quarter, dividends will be com pounded monthly rather than quarter ly, and free life insurance coverage for members has been doubled, to a max imum of $4,000. “Share Drafting” — the Credit Union equivalent of a checking ac count — is in the works for the future. “We’re getting close,” says CU manager Linda Gillespie. “We’ve had several meetings already, and hope to be able to offer Share Drafts in the next few months.” Over 1200 plant employees are members of the Credit Union, with family memberships bringing the total to almost 1500. off the road, almost stopped, at impact. Both were hospitalized for cracked or broken bones, with potentially seri ous complications. More bad luck: It didn’t look like the sort of car that’s usually abandoned on the road, but there it was, partially blocking a lane. It was eerily alive: With engine running quietly, radio playing and heater purring cozily, the modern day ghost ship sat with all doors locked, its crew vanished with out a clue. When his car slid, the driver had gotten out to see if it had hit the guard rail—and under certain conditions, this car locks its doors automatically. So, after a last look at his keys dangling in the switch, the owner went for help —with possible second thoughts about modern conveni ences. (Foiiuridtely, a plant paLiulman found a way to push a power window button—no locksmith required.) Meanwhile, a more obvious catas trophe stalked the lady in high heels: wobbling dangerously, she managed to stay erect on the glazed parking lot, but walking was out of the question! Too late, she looks for her compani ons in flat soled shoes—they’ve gone ahead, their attention fixed on keep ing their own footing. “Don’t leave me!”, she cries, and the others come back—with caution bordering on reluctance. The three some makes it up the walk without falling, although the short trip must have seemed miles. But there is often good, even in bad days: one driver had brought the car pool safely over a dozen miles or more of mountain road. Then, in the sharp right turn from Cascade Road, she lost all forward momentum. As she inched up the first steep hill, she realized that the curves ahead would be more than she could handle. “We were sliding so badly that I was probably lucky to get off the road and onto the shoulder,” she reports. “So we came the rest of the way in a 4-wheel drive pickup that stopped —and two of the men got in back so the women could sit up front! They were so nice! “Maybe it’s silly, but that really made me feel good; it was—chivalrous, I guess. There really are gentlemen, even now.” Even on Friday, the 13th, a really bad day.
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